Between Queens and the Cities

Between Queens and the Cities is a 2022 memoir by Niranjan Kunwar.[1] It was published in 2020 by FinePrint Publication. It is the first English queer memoir to be published in Nepal.[2] The book chronicles the life of the author as gay man between various cities like New York City, Kathmandu between 1999 and 2019. The book shows the struggle of a gay person in Nepali society.[3][4]

Between Queens and the Cities
Cover page of the 1st edition
AuthorNiranjan Kunwar
Cover artistUbahang Nembang
CountryNepal
LanguageEnglish
GenresMemoir, Autobiography
PublisherFinePrint
Publication date
5 December 2020
Pages324
ISBN9798697756034
WebsiteOfficial site

Synopsis

The book chronicles the life of the author from 1999, when he left for New York from Kathmandu at the age of 19 to coming back to Kathmandu. It show the struggle of being a queer person and challenges that an LGBT+ person has to face in Nepali society.[5]

Reception

The book received positive responses from the critics and readers. Sahina Shrestha hailed the book as " beautifully crafted coming of age story" in her review for the Nepali Times.[6]

See also

References
  1. SJB Rana, Pranaya (8 December 2020). "Another country". The Record. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. Gurung, Muna (30 January 2021). "Niranjan Kunwar: Queering the story". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. Bajracharya, Srizu (19 December 2020). "Keeping intact silences and reading between the lines". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "किताब निकालेपछि बल्ल म क्‍वेयरको रुपमा खुलेको छु". ekagaj. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. Khadgi, Ankit (1 January 2021). "A Song for the Caged Bird". La.Lit. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. Shrestha, Sahina (3 December 2020). "Between Queens and Kathmandu". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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